Sam Stein, a poker player from Nevada, won the $3,000 Pot Limit Omaha Event, outlasting a field of 685 hopefuls to do so. He won a nifty grand prize of $420,802 and earned himself a prestigious bracelet as well as a place among the elites in the industry. He’s had quite a number of wins this year, and this WSOP win is just the icing on the cake. However, he had to defeat some pretty tough opponents to get to where he’s currently at.
The Final Table
Nine people were left to hash it out on the event’s final table. All of them were hoping to win, but inevitably, the first elimination was made. It was Dilyan Kovachev who had to bow out of the tournament first. He was eliminated by Austin Scott when Scott got a flush on the turn. Ironically, it was Scott who was eliminated in eighth place, courtesy of Warren Fund. Next to go was Brock Parker. Parker clashed against Christian Harder, but the board was simply no help to him, so Parker exited at seventh place. At sixth place was Zimnan Ziyard, who actually had a pretty short stack as he entered the final table. He clashed against Adam Junglen and had to go home. Junglen soon followed, falling against Stein. Then, Christian Harder was eliminated at fourth place, this time courtesy of Lamb. At third place was Warren Fund, who happened to clash against Stein. He left Lamb and Stein to battle it out at heads up.
Heads up between Stein and Lamb
Sam Stein actually had a 2:1 advantage over Ben Lamb as they began heads up play. Stein, a pretty shrewd player, would hold on to this lead until the bitter end. At the final hand, the flop was revealed to be KHJC3D. The turn was 10C. Lamb had QCJS9D4H while Stein had ACQHJH6H. Stein, of course, had formed an ace-high straight. It’s pretty difficult to lose after a hand that good. As it was, the turn and the river failed to help Lamb get anything remotely better, and he had to exit the game at 2nd place. Sam Stein went on to claim the title as well as the bracelet. Also, let’s not forget about his $420,802 grand prize. This now puts him on the running to be one of the most successful players this 2011.
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